On June 13 2012, WTLW-TV in Lima Ohio will celebrate 30 years of award winning broadcasting in Western Ohio. The station is focused on reaching the viewers other the 10 county area with a message of hope through Jesus Christ. This year Station Manager, Kevin Bowers announced an aggressive $750,000 fundraising campaign to overhaul the stations aging Master Control Center this summer. WTLW TV not only airs programming on its…
You can feel so helpless when your newborn child is in the NICU and every breath is a gift. John Ondo, filmmaker and media consultant knows this first hand as a father of a preemie. The March of Dimes has been known for decades as a leader in research and education to allow for every baby born to be a healthy baby. Ondo Media is proud to be a partner…
Cars, Bikinis and Cars. I think thats all ad agencies think will make money on Super Bowl commercials. As I look over my tweets and notes I made during the game, I find overall there was a lack of creativity in many of the commericals in Super Bowl XCVI. The common denominator or sex, women and sex seems to continue to be the driving force for many who want to…
It’s a great day to be an American as we will celebrate what has become a national holiday; The Super Bowl. And whether you have a dog in this race tonight or not, the commercials will take center stage. Volkswagen, Honda and Budweiser all will make a big splash as always. A :30 second slot is upwards of 2.6 million dollars and in many cases the production budget can be…
It was the end of an era. On November 30, 2011 veteran morning show host Bob Conners hung up his headphones after 40 years in broadcasting. Bob’s career began in his small hometown in Pennsylvania, where he says “I was born to do one thing, radio”. Conners’ career brought him to 610AM WTVN in 1964 when AM radio was still the rock and roll medium. And “over the top” was…
Everyone has a story about their High School. Ironically I was the student who knew in 9th grade all I wanted to do was to produce television, so I had one purpose in school, to get the heck out of the there as fast as I could so I could begin to chase my dream. So it is ironic that my dream would cross paths again with the school the…
Ondo Media was recently honored by the Telly Awards with Silver & Bronze awards for it’s production and copywriting. ”Reflections of Elida” is a documentary project currently in production for Elida Local Schools in Ohio. The online promotional spot received the coveted Silver Telly as well as a Bronze Telly for copywriting. You can view the promo which one the award here. From the Telly Awards website: The Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional,…
John Owens Ondo returns to live television to assist in WTLW TV live telethon. John was part of the on air team helping to raise the goal of $50,000 for TV44′s new Digital Operation Center. Ondo Media also produced a half hour informercial for the campaign earlier in April. In addition to the on-air work, John encouraged viewers to become fans of TV44 and provided behind the scenes videos on…
ISOH/IMPACT’s Hope & Gratitude reception was a success in part to media produced by Ondo Media. Producing 2 campaign videos and other video displays, Ondo Media ran the visual presentation for the event. ISOH/IMPACT provides humanitarian relief all over the world as well as providing emergency medical assistance for children in third world countries. Ondo Media provides experienced media consulting and production from it’s Columbus, Ohio location. Located near the…